The overall goal of the Northwest NARCH (NW NARCH): Enhancing health equality in Northwest Tribes is to develop a cadre of highly trained AI/AN biomedical and health researchers who are sensitive to the culture and specific concerns of Northwest Indian communities, and who can bring the benefits of academic research to these communities to reduce health disparities.

The Summer Research Training Institute for American Indian and Alaska Native Health Professionals curriculum is designed to meet the needs of professionals who work in diverse areas of American Indian and Alaska Native health.